We are the partners in a new Project!
Association for Latvian Children with Physical Disabilities signed the contract
Association for Latvian Children with Physical Disabilities signed the contract No. 2013.EEZ/PP/1/MEC/076/044 on 15th August 2014 with the Society Integration Foundation about the Project „We can, if we want!”, id. No. 2013.EEZ/PP/1/MEC/076, that will be part of EEA Grants 2009-2014 program „NGO fund". The Project implementation period will be from 01.09.2014. till 31.08.2015.
Project Promoter – Association for Latvian Children with Physical Disabilities.
Project partners – The Welfare Department of the Riga City Council, NGO „We for our children”.
The aim of the project – an improved situation for young people with disabilities, in order to increase believe in their own strength and possibility to live a wholesome life, be socially and economically active, by successful integration in society.
The target group – young people with disabilities and their family members.
The location of the implementation of the project – Riga, Vaivari.
Main activities – development and implementation of the rehabilitation program, an intensive summer rehabilitation seminar, the final seminar, the summarization of results.
The planned results – an established and implemented 1 social rehabilitation program, provided support for 34 young people and for 30 their family members, purchase of equipment, 2 informative events.
Project provides respecting human rights for young people with disabilities, because every human has rights to get a support, participate in social events regardless of his/her health condition, age, residence.
The total costs of the Project are 55552,00 EUR. The maximum co-financing programs of the total eligible costs is 90% or 49996,80 EUR (where 95% of the program's financing is provided from the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism and 5% of Latvian national budget). 10% being co-financed by the Association for Latvian Children with Physical Disabilities and The Welfare Department of the Riga City Council.
Project is financially supported by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Program is financed by EEA and Latvian State.
More information about the program can be found at:
For more information about this project contact to: Ilze Kenne, telephone 67579798, e-mail: ilzekenne@e-apollo.lv, ilzekenne@kustibutraucejumi.lv.